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ArticleFrontiers in psychiatry2022

Combined Fainting and Psychogenic Non-epileptic Seizures as Significant Therapy Hurdles in Blood-Injury-Injection Phobia: A Mini-Review and Case Report.

Iven-Alex von Mücke-Heim, Isabelle Walter, Sandra Nischwitz, Angelika Erhardt

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Article in Frontiers in psychiatry, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Iven-Alex von Mücke-HeimMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic, Munich, Germany.
Isabelle WalterMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic, Munich, Germany.
Sandra NischwitzMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic, Munich, Germany.
Angelika ErhardtMax Planck Institute of Psychiatry, Outpatient Clinic, Munich, Germany.
Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry · DE

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Abstract

Background: Anxiety disorders are the most frequent mental disorders. Among the different subtypes, specific phobias are the commonest. Due to the ongoing SARS-CoV-19 pandemic, blood-injury-injection phobia (BII) has gained wider attention in the context of large-scale vaccination campaigns and public health. In this BII phobia mini-review and case report, we describe the successful treatment of a severe BII phobia case with combined fainting and psychogenic non-epileptic seizures (PNES) and demonstrate the role of specialized outpatient care. Case Report: The patient was a 28-year-old woman. She suffered from intense fear and recurrent fainting with regard to needles, injections, injuries, and at the sight of blood since early childhood. Medical history revealed infrequent events suggestive of PNES following panic attacks after sustained exposure to phobic stimuli. Family history was positive for circulation problems and BII fears. Psychopathological evaluation confirmed BII phobia symptoms and diagnosis was made according to the DSM-5. The Multidimensional Blood/Injury Phobia Inventory short version (MBPI-K) revealed severe manifestation of the disease. Neurological examination was ordinary. Repeated electroencephalography detected no epileptic pattern. Cranial magnetic resonance imaging showed normal morphology. Treatment was carried out by a seasoned, multidisciplinary team. Cognitive behavior therapy and exposure were performed. Modification of standard treatment protocol was necessary due to hurdles posed by recurrent fainting and a severe panic-triggered dissociative PNES during Conclusion: Taken together, this case demonstrates the potential of and need for specialized outpatient care and individualized treatment for severe BII phobia patients in order to provide them the perspective to have necessary medical procedures done and get vaccinated.

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applied tensionblood-injury-injection phobiadistress tolerance skillsfaintingindividualizationpsychogenic non-epileptic seizurespsychotherapy (exposure)

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